[Amended 9-6-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-12]
A. No person shall keep, maintain, or have in such person's possession
or under such person's control any poisonous and/or venomous reptile,
dangerous or wild animal or insect, including, but not limited to,
poisonous and/or venomous insects and arachnids, all poisonous and/or
venomous snakes, all snakes whose adult length exceeds three feet
in length, nonhuman primates, bears, crocodiles, alligators, coyotes,
elephants, gamecocks, and other fighting birds, hippopotami, hyenas,
jaguars, leopards, lions, lynx, pumas, cougars, mountain lions, panthers,
ocelots, tigers or other wild feline species, wolves or hybrid wolf/dogs.
B. Exceptions. These prohibitions do not include captive-bred species of caged birds, rodents, turtles, fish, and nonpoisonous, nonvenomous, nonconstricting snakes whose adult length does not exceed three feet in length, unless protected under §
102-7, Endangered species protected and prohibited.
C. Prohibitions. The prohibitions set forth in Subsection
A shall not apply to residents, licensed pet shops, zoological gardens, public or private educational institutions, circuses and professional animal acts provided that:
(1) The aforementioned have obtained the necessary licenses, permits,
and permissions required.
(2) All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary
condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors.
(3) Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their
escape.
(4) Residents shall only be allowed to possess a nonpoisonous and/or
nonvenomous snake species whose adult length may exceed three feet
in length but no more than six feet in length.
D. Exotic animal permit.
(1) Applications.
(a)
On an annual basis, application for an exotic or excess animal
permit shall be made to the Village Clerk on a form supplied by the
Village Clerk's Office.
(b)
Upon receipt of an application, the Village Clerk's Office shall
forward the application to the Police Department for verification
of the veracity of the application as well as research into the qualifications
of the applicant in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(c)
All applications shall be accurately completed in its entirety
or shall be rendered void by the Village Clerk.
(2) Factors to be considered. In determining whether a permit under this
section shall be granted, the Police Department shall consider the
number and type of animals to be possessed, the applicant's criminal
record, including any animal related police call for service, known
prior history of the animals, health of the animals, whether proper
licenses and vaccinations have been obtained, the condition of the
applicant's residence where the animal will be kept, the likelihood
of a public or private nuisance being created, and any other actors
determined to be relevant by the Police Department.
(3) Denial.
(a)
If the Police Department determines that any portion of the
application is false or that the applicant does not possess the necessary
qualifications the application may be denied by the Police Department.
(b)
The Police Department shall notify any applicant so denied.
(c)
Any applicant whose application has been denied by the Police
Department may appeal such determination to the Board of Appeals Committee.
Upon appeal, the Board of Appeals Committee shall determine if the
applicant possesses the qualifications of this section. After making
such determination, the Board of Appeals Committee shall forward its
recommendation to the Village Board.
(4) Issuance of license/permit. The Village Clerk shall not issue any
exotic animal permit until all the requirements above have been satisfied.
[Amended 1-6-2015 by Ord. No. 01-2015]
It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity to buy,
sell, or offer for sale a native or foreign species or subspecies
of mammal, bird, amphibian or reptile, or the dead body or parts thereof,
which appears on the endangered species list published in the Code
of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(Public Law 205, 93rd Congress), as amended.